This issue was addressed with improved permissions checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.4. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user contacts.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 2.4 · appleNVD modified 2026-10-18 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126798 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory